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Texting While Driving: Do You Suffer From Cell Phone Addiction? As research results continue to pile up, it’s becoming more and more clear that texting while driving, and other forms of distracted driving, can have quite serious consequences. In fact, we only have to take a look at the local news to find articles…

How is fault determined in a car accident? In fault car insurance states like Texas, fault has to be determined following a car accident so that both parties can figure out who is responsible to pay for the accident’s damage and injuries. But how is fault determined at an accident scene? ·         Citations/Accident report…

What if I don’t want to go to court over my accident? Most people have only ever been in a courtroom during jury duty, so it’s understandable that many people are intimidated by the prospect of going to court for their injury case. Most injury cases never make it to court. Even though car…

What is a Letter of Protection? When you’re injured in an accident, you need medical care. But what do you do if you don’t have the money to get treatment until you get a settlement? Just like attorneys will sometimes work on contingency, doctors will, too. When attorneys work on contingency, they agree to…

What does a “no fault” or “fault” state mean? Fault and no-fault are different ways of dealing with auto accident claims. Most states in the United States, including Texas, are fault states. This means that when an auto accident occurs, the claim is paid by the negligent driver’s insurance. In no-fault states, of which…

What Do I Have to Prove to Win a Personal Injury Case? All court cases have a different burden of proof. You may be familiar with the phrase “beyond a reasonable doubt” from court shows or movies. That’s the burden of proof in a criminal case. In civil cases, the burden of proof is…

incident are confusing and pass quickly. It is not easy to think straight after such a shock. You are likely trying to process what just happened, and simultaneously trying to figure out what to do going forward. Sometimes the other individuals in the accident may be making suggestions, such as not calling the police…

School Bus Statistics According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), school buses are the safest way to get kids to and from school. The NHTSA says that, “students are about 50 times more likely to arrive at school alive if they take the bus than if they drive themselves or ride with…

Traffic and Accident Concerns Surrounding Eagle Ford Shale The number of serious car wrecks continues to rise in the Eagle Ford Shale region of Texas. The 23-county area, stretching from Laredo to the eastern edge of the play near Huntsville, saw 236 fatalities in 2013, down from 248 the year before, but there were…

Texas Distracted Driving Law Proposals The Texas Department of Transportation attributed 94,943 traffic crashes in 2013 to distracted driving. These crashes resulted in 18,576 serious injuries and 459 deaths. Seeing as nearly one in five crashes in Texas involves driver distraction, some members of the Texas Legislature made several attempts to implement a statewide…